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Justine sprints her way to the top

The 26-year-old speedster broke her record at SA Champs.

ESHOWE sprinting queen Justine Palframan won the ladies 200m and 400m events at the SA Senior Championships in Pretoria.

The 20-year-old speedster broke her personal best time of 23:22 seconds in the 200m race, when she crossed the line in 23:11 to win the race.

Justine was slightly slower than her best in the 400m, but still won the event in 52:48 seconds.

She matriculated at eShowe High School and is studying for a BSC Sports Science degree at the University of Stellenbosch.

Her role-model is Muhammed Ali and her current SA ranking is second in the 200m and third in the 400m.

She will be competing in the Varsity Athletics Championships on Monday 14 April in Johannesburg, on Monday 21 April in Stellenbosch and on Monday 28 April at the Unversity of Pretoria (Tuks).

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